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2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas the Cover Page Design Is an Ancient Philippine Script Which Means Gawad Ng Pangulo The Year 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas The cover page design is an ancient Philippine script which means Gawad ng Pangulo. (Reference: National Museum) The facts and accounts of circumstances that are contained in the profiles of the Year 2010 Presidential Awards were taken from the materials submitted to the Awards Secretariat for consideration of the nominations. 3 MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA Message My warmest greetings and congratulations to the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and OrganizationsTime and Overseas again .I have acknowledged the invaluable contribution of our overseas Filipinos to national development and nationThis year’s building. awardees They exemplify have shared the spirit their of unityskills and and public expertise service to enablethat is muchthe Philippines needed in to this benefit time fromof hope advances and renewal. in science I salute and technology.the overseas Remitting Filipinos that more we than are $70 honoring billion inthrough the last this ten award, years, theyfor their have professional contributed accomplishments significantly to ourand country's civic involvements economic that have helped uplift the communities they serve. You are a stability and social progress of our people. Overseas Filipinos source of pride and inspiration for us all. I also commend our haveforeign also partners shown forthat their they solidarity are dependable with us aspartners, we rebuild providing and additionaltransform resourcesour nation. to augment programs in health, education, livelihood projects and small infrastructure in the country. Through the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, our administration will keepWe working pay tribute to strengthento Filipinos overseasthe ties between who have the dedicated Filipino themselvescommunities to worldwide, uplifting the and human we will alwayscondition, support those the who personal have advocatedprogress of the our cause countrymen of Filipinos abroad. worldwide, Let us and continue who continue together to bringalong pridethe straight and honor and righteous to the Philippines path to peace, by their prosperity, pursuit and of excellence.stability. I ask the rest of the Filipino nation to join me in congratulating the 2006 Presidential Awardees who have shown the best of the Filipino. I also extend my thanks to the men and women of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas and the various Awards committees for a job well done in this biennial search. Mabuhay kayong lahat! BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Manila 14 December 2010 5 Office of the President of the Philippines COMMISSION ON FILIPINOS OVERSEAS Message On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas and the observance of the Month of Overseas Filipinos this December 2010, once more, we pay tribute to the distinguished men, women, and organizations in whose hearts and minds love of country has been enshrined. Likewise, we publicly acclaim the exemplary role of our foreign friends who unselfishly give of their time and resources to mitigate the challenges that confront our people, here and abroad. To all of you—we extend our heartfelt gratitude and deep admiration. Since 1991, the search for the more than 314 awardees can be likened to a diver’s quest for the perfect pearls from the Philippine south seas that have found their way to the showrooms of the world. The harvest has been bountiful, the luster of your achievements and contributions is appealing. Like a string of pearls, we proudly claim you and brag about you so that we can put meaning to the claim that the competitive advantage of the Philippines lies in its valuable human resource interlinked the world over. And we can be certain—that there are and will be more where they came from as we work together to move beyond promises and realize genuine Philippine development for all under the second Aquino administration. Mabuhay! IMELDA M. NICOLAS Secretary Manila 14 December 7 Table of Contents Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino Awardees Alarcon, Teresita Calderon ..............................................................................13 Martinez, Ruth C. ..............................................................................................14 North Central Virginia Association of Philippine Physicians ................. 15 Philippine American Association of Connecticut .................................. 16 Philippine German Community Oberberg e.V. ......................................... 17 Kaanib ng Bayan Awardees Caritas Lebanon Migrants Center .................................................................21 Lam, Phoebe Bik Che ........................................................................................ 22 Lam, Sunny Kai Chor........................................................................................... 23 Salpeter, Simha ................................................................................................... 24 Banaag Awardees Abagat, Dr. Emely D. ....................................................................................... 26 Computer Society of Filipinos International ............................................ 27 Congress of Visayan Organizations .............................................................. .28 Federation of Filipino Communities in Israel ............................................. 29 Gange, George G. ........................................................................................... 30 Kasimieh, Marilyn Wafa R. .............................. ................................................31 Kinding Sindaw .................................................................................................. 32 Olalia, Sr. Lucia C. .............................................................................................. 33 Ybo, Evangelina V. ........................................................................................... 34 Pamana ng Pilipino Awardees Cana, Lilac L. ..................................................................................................... 37 David, Angelito DL. ..........................................................................................38 De Asis, Fred S. ................................................................................................... 39 Gener, Bernard Randy G. ... .......................................................................... 40 Navarro, Lillibeth E. ........................................................................................... 41 Totengco, Rafe ................................................................................................ 42 Programme ............................................................................................................. 43 About the Awards ................................................................................................... 45 2010 Awards Committees ................................................................................... 46 Gallery of Presidential Awardees .................................................................... 48 Directory of 2010 Awardees ................................................................................. 53 About CFO ............................................................................................................... 56 Awards Secretariat .................................................................................................. 59 Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino The Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino (LINKAPIL) Award is conferred on Filipino associations or individuals for their exceptional or significant contribution to reconstruction, progress and development in the Philippines. Awardees Teresita Calderon Alarcon United States of America Ruth C. Martinez Australia North Central Virginia Association of Philippine Physicians United States of America Philippine American Association of Connecticut United States of America Philippine German Community Oberberg e.V. Germany Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino Teresita Calderon Alarcon United States of America American educator, Dr. Booker T. to be the largest contributor to the Washington once said, “The most Link for Philippine Development useful and influential persons are program of the Commission on those who take the deepest Filipinos Overseas (CFO) at any interest in institutions that exist for given year. From 1999 to 2009, FtH the purpose of making the world has donated a total of PhP better.” One such person would 83,733,530.34 worth of certainly be Ms. Teresita Calderon development assistance to the Alarcon. Philippines. It has reached out to beneficiaries in 77 of the 79 In the late 1980s, Ms. Alarcon Philippine provinces and provides moved to the United States to work supplemental feeding, gifts, at the International Monetary Fund calamity relief, educational and as a Senior Administrative Assistant. scholarship assistance, classrooms, Notwithstanding her personal and livelihood opportunities. challenges as a young widow by that time, she was still able to In 2009 alone, FtH brought in some allocate time for other causes and PhP 8.5 million worth of assistance eventually became the president of the World Bank/ to 19 provinces in the Philippines including Metro IMF Filipino Association from 1991 to 1993. It was during Manila. FtH assistance accounted for 15.17% of the her stint as president that the organization received total development assistance received by the CFO the Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino (LINKAPIL)
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